Well, dear readers, I swear to you, I had no idea if I would even complete the day at work yesterday, that’s how strange it is there. But, I did, and I’ll be going there momentarily, but whether I will be here next week is anyone’s guess. I simply have no clew – it’s the damndest thing I’ve ever seen. Oh, well, one day at a time as they say, and maybe I’m wrong about all this. As my beloved Dodo Day used to say, Que Sera Sera.
The lovely thing about this week is that it’s already Wednesday and Friday is but two days away. Isn’t that exciting? Isn’t that just too too?
I heard from my pal Marc Wanamaker, who it the premiere Los Angeles historian (especially Hollywood and the studios) in terms of photographs. I saw him at the recent Nudie Musical screening and he gave me a sheaf of wonderful and amazing old LA photos of things that were featured in Kritzerland. In any case, Harvey Schmidt and I have been chatting about the cover of Kritzer 3, and I told him I had two or three things I thought might work, but that I had to get photos. Thankfully, Marc came through today and said photos are on their way to me. One of them sounds perfect, even in his description of it over the phone. I have wanted each of these covers to be something iconographic from my childhood – an LA specific thing that would be important in the life of Benjamin Kritzer. So, I’m hoping to decide on the image this week, then Harvey can start his painting and translate it into his own magical style.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below, because I must go to work to see if I’m still working. If I am still working then I shall work all the livelong day, come home, and go back on Thursday morning to see if I’m still working – or, as Stephen Schwartz once said, Day by Day. Day by Day – that could be the title of my beloved Dodo Day’s autobiography.
Now wait just a darned tootin’ minute here. Just hold the phone here. Just stop the car here. I do believe we’ve forgotten something, oh, yes, I do believe we’ve forgotten something. And just what have we forgotten you might ask and I might tell you since it would be sadistic of me to bring it up and then not tell you. We have another birthday to celebrate, don’t you know? Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, we’ve got another birthday to celebrate, so just when you thought it was safe to put them pointy party hats in the closet you must take them out of the closet and put them on your pointy party heads. We must also put on our colored tights and pantaloons and we must prepare yet more cheese slices and ham chunks, and we must dance the hora and the box step because today is dear reader Joy’s birthday. So, let’s give a big haineshisway.com cheer to Joy, which will hopefully bring Joy much joy. On the count of three: One, two, three – HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND WISHES OF JOY TO JOY!
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must hie myslef to the Oaks of Sherman where I will hopefully remain employed at least through the end of this week, but also for a few more weeks to come. All good Hainsies/Kimlets vibes will be accepted. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask me your excellent questions and I shall do my best to answer them in the posts as the day goes by. It’s also Ask Dear Reader Day, so you also get to ask dear readers any excellent question you might have. So, ask away, and let’s have loads of lovely posts, shall we?